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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Booker Group: Tesco

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Booker takeover by Tesco on small farmers and growers.

Answer

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has a duty to assess the effect of mergers on competition. Last year the CMA investigated the anticipated acquisition of Booker by Tesco and concluded that this merger does not raise any competition concerns.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
166075
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Farmers Small businesses Takeovers Tesco Booker Group
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk